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A 24-year-old woman presents 6 hours after ingesting an unknown quantity of acetaminophen in a suicide attempt. She is currently asymptomatic. Her serum acetaminophen level at 4 hours post-ingestion was 180 µg/mL (above the treatment line on the Rumack-Matthew nomogram). What is the most appropriate management?

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